Global Forest Watch
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#GFW10. Global Forest Watch provides the best available data and user-driven tools for monitoring forests. It's free and easy-to-use. Led by @WorldResources.
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http://www.globalforestwatch.org/ 23-02-2011 16:34:07
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Climate change is fueling wildfires in Canada🌲🔥 The 2023 Canada wildfires accounted for more than a 1/4 of all #TreeCoverLoss globally and were largely driven by unusually hot temperatures and low precipitation. Read the new analysis from Global Forest Watch about the effect these
Proud to be a recipient for our work in Myanmar w/ Ministry of Natural Resources & Env. Conservation (NUG MONREC) forest managers & administrators under the National Unity Gov't to use Global Forest Watch tools to monitor, document & mitigate pressures resulting from political crisis.
By working with local officials and providing training on GFW tools, 2024 #SmallGrantsFund recipients Forest Trends and AJESH International are aiding forest conversation management and governance, and environmental commitments. Read more ➡️ gfw.global/3KQ9smx
Forest fires are getting worse, and climate change is a major driver. Wildfires in Canada last year accounted for 1/4 of all tree cover loss globally, releasing 4x more carbon than global aviation. See new analysis of the impacts from Global Forest Watch: bit.ly/4cgEdx6
For the third installment of our #GFW10 Voices of Global Forest Watch series, we sat down with Rainforest Foundation US' Wendy Pineda Ortiz to discuss the power of alerts in defending forests. 🌳🌴 Read more about Wendy's work and watch the full interview here: gfw.global/3Tj77VZ
What’s the relationship between climate change and #ForestsFires? Check out the graphic below ⬇ To learn more and unpack forest fire trends from the past two decades, read our article on World Resources Institute 🔥 gfw.global/3yBUfTy #Wildfires #climatechange #fires #carbon